Women charged with stealing cash from high school cashier's office

September 07, 2012|By Ashley Rueff | Tribune reporter

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Three women accused of stealing about $10,000 from a southwest suburban high school were formally charged with felony theft and ordered held on $10,000 bond each when they appeared in Cook County court Thursday afternoon.

The women allegedly stole the cash from Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park Wednesday when the three were in the cashier’s office attempting to register a student for school, said officials with Orland Park police and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office.

“It’s our belief that they were there for legitimate business and just saw the opportunity to steal the money,” said Cmdr. John Keating.

While registering her son at the school, Linda Nassar, 36, of Worth, was accompanied by Sally Quaraveh, 22, also of Worth, and Sabrina Yassin, 20, of Orland Park, officials said.

The women were acting suspiciously and when they left, Keating said a school cashier realized about $10,000 was missing.

Police stopped the women in a car near Yassin’s home in the 15400 block of Hollywood Drive and found $1,735 in cash hidden in the car’s armrest, officials said.

Another $8,000 in cash was also recovered from Yassin’s home, and the additional missing money was found in the women’s purses, Keating said.

“All of the money has been recovered,” he said.

Nassar was also ordered held on an additional $10,000 bond because of an unrelated retail theft case that is pending, according to the state’s attorney’s office. The women are scheduled to return to court Sept. 24.